Waiting in line at the grocery store is frustrating for many of us, but for people with autism spectrum disorders, the experience can be downright unbearable
“Waiting in line is a big issue,” says Rowan University professor S. Jay Kuder, chair of the University’s Department of Special Educational Services/Instruction.
“People with autism spectrum disorders are usually not that good at anticipating situations. And when they don’t see a solution, they get upset and act up. Acting up gets them out of the uncomfortable situation.”
To assist people with autism spectrum disorders in social situations—particularly teens and young adults—Kuder and a partner developed Mi-Stories, videotaped scenarios of common situations that are downloadable, and readily available, on Apple i-Pods. [continue reading…]
People who experience memory loss or a decline in their thinking abilities may be at higher risk of stroke, regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with dementia, according to a new study published in the February 2, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. [continue reading…]
Patients who received the antidepressant escitalopram following a stroke appeared to recover more of their thinking, learning and memory skills than those taking placebo or participating in problem-solving therapy, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [continue reading…]
OK so your New Years resolution to lose weight has floundered and you’re not feeling too pleased with yourself. Well it could be timely to review the body mass index (BMI) classification for older adults as new research suggests that older overweight people are less likely to die over a 10 year period than their normal weight peers. [continue reading…]
